Re:Ask HN: Why did stack-based CPUs lose out?
by simne on Monday January 02, 2023 @01:10AM
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> With modern CPU's having so many cores and threads being so cheap, couldn't NASA use these for redundancy?
Bold No.
CMOS technology have one drawback - it is prone to latch up by ionization, because it have The parasitic p-n-p-n thyristor (it is locked in wrong state, to reset must do full power off).
Rad-hardened designs have to deal with this, they used special type of die material and clamping diodes, so their technology essentially different from civilian designs.
Bold No.
CMOS technology have one drawback - it is prone to latch up by ionization, because it have The parasitic p-n-p-n thyristor (it is locked in wrong state, to reset must do full power off).
Rad-hardened designs have to deal with this, they used special type of die material and clamping diodes, so their technology essentially different from civilian designs.